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1921 USS Maryland tests her 16 inch guns
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0:47Now PlayingDate: 4th December 1921
Location: U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Latest Battleship
UNKNOWN:
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GUN TESTS on U.S.S. MARYLAND"
Video Roll Title: The U.S. latest Battleship: 73ft Issue sheet title: 'MARYLAND', US BATTLESHIP MAKES SPEED RECORD. FIRES 2,700LB PROJECTILE OVER 25 MILES.
U.S.S. "MARYLAND" speed record & Gun Tests
U.S.A.
MAIN TITLE
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GV. Battleship at sea (2 shots)
(21ft)
GV. PAN. Gun turret
(25ft)
GV. Waves breaking over deck railings PAN to gun turret
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GV. Battleship at sea, steaming ahead
(45ft)
GTV. Battleship steaming ahead
(55ft)
TITLE: GUN TESTS - FIRING A 2,700 LB PROJECTIVE MORE THAN 25 MILES
(61ft)
MV. Guns firing (3 shots)
(69ft)
TITLE: OBSERVING THE EFFECT OF GUNFIRE
(73ft)
GV. Explosion on dummy battleship target
(86ft)
United States of America, Navy - Active, US Navy, bombardment, smokestack, steaming, peacetime, postwar, interwar, interbellum, WWI, World War I, Great War, First World War
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